CVE-2026-111222

Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 php.ini Injection via Timezone Setting

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: October 15, 2026 at 06:46 PM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPfsensepfSense

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Netgate pfSense CE through 2.9.0 contains a php.ini injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users with General Setup privileges to inject directives by submitting an unvalidated timezone value. Attackers can embed a quote and newline to add auto_prepend_file pointing at /var/db/zoneinfo, executing PHP as root after php.ini is regenerated at boot or php-fpm restart.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-93

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